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Looking into the Abyss

"And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." Nietzsche

A big and cute Jumping Spider in a leaf. He is so elegant and looks be an great warrior.

In this journey of macro photography: Seeing the amazing work of this guys =dalantech, ~Alliec, ~arczi79, Lord V. and others, studying and taking photos. I'm learning to admire and respect this little critters.

Until now, all my macro photos have been taken in my house and it's incredible discover an big little world in my garden.

"You humans. When're you gonna learn that size doesn't matter? Just 'cause something's important, doesn't mean it's not very, very small." Men In Black

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Thank you very much and sorry to being to much away.

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Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro
Focal Length: 70 mm
Flash: Built-in Flash

Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 13.0
ISO: 100

Tripod: Handheld ;p
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:wow: I won the Eight legs - Arachnids mini contest by dpreview.com!

Critiques


:iconmarkbarton:
Very impressive with a simple setup!
You've found a quite original species there that isn't photographed much, and you really get the impression he is scoping out a target - even though invertebrates faces are seldom full of expression.
The subject focus is spot on and the colours are very vibrant and complement each other.
It is well composed and I like that you have left a large part of the picture out of focus. The attention is drawn the attention to the spider but the viewer gets a good impression of the overall scene.

Only gripe - I would have hued out the blue out of focus area near the bottom to make it green.

Nice shot!
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:icontravis-person:
A great photo!

The incredible detail of even the smallest hairs on the spider is purely amazing.

There is a very low depth of field. However, is highlights the subject of the photo, without obscuring everything else.

The title helps with the impact of the photo as well. As if the little guy is trying to figure out how to get down. The colors are vibrant, the contrast is high, and the photo in all is purely stunning.

But no matter what you say or do... I am still scared of spiders... and I am always going to be an arachnophobic.
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:iconmdcphoto:
Great shot man!! Wonderful composition and timing!
:iconlethart:
This is one of the most incredible insect pictures I've ever said, no joke! This spider really has character!!

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Eternity is very long, especially near the end. -- Woody Allen
:iconspooooonge:
Wow, just amazing... :faint: Excellent focus and everything! :heart:

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Hahaha, I love small print. I wonder how many people can read this! Oh, I just lost the game. Did you?

♫ Here's a llama, there's a llama, and another little llama! ♫
:iconninjerina:
I love macro photography and this one is so cool! Ah I want a macro lens sooo bad

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Time can change you but you can't change time
:iconbringsventhehorizon:
OMG! some of the best macros ever made!

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Just living my life.
with my Canon EOS 1000D<3
:iconninereeds-da:
Another great capture!

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Originality is a bourgeois concept.
:iconneverfilledvoid:
Aww, it looks so adorable! Especially with those two big eyes in front!
I love small creatures. They don't get enough love :(

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:iconmcmxciv:
wow.

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:iconsquig-o:
Gorgeous focus! And such a cute teeny, tiny model.

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:iconsplatterpus:
Hahaha, I love how expressive spiders can turn out to be.

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NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D80
1/200 second
F/13.0
70 mm
100
Apr 24, 2009, 5:07:56 PM

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